Minutes before her concert was set to begin on Wednesday night, Lady Gaga notified dissapointed fans that she would no longer be taking to the stage.
Fans had already packed the Kaseya Centre and were eagerly awaiting the A-lister’s performance when she posted a statement on Instagram explaining that the show had been cancelled.
It’s unknown if those inside the stadium were notified separately or via Instagram.
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”Hi everyone, I am really so, so sorry, but I need to postpone tonight’s show in Miami,” Gaga’s statement began.
“During rehearsal last night and my vocal warm-up tonight, my voice was extremely strained, and both my doctor and vocal coach have advised me not to go on because of the risk it poses.”
She went on to explain that she wanted to be “hardcore” and push through but was concerned about the risk of permanent damage to her vocal chords.
“There is a significant risk based on all our combined experience with a show like ours, and as you know I sing live every night – and even though this was a hard and agonizing decision, I would be more afraid of the long-term implications on my voice,” she continued.
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“I hope you can forgive me and accept my sincerest apologies for any disappointment, let down, inconvenience. I’m so, so sorry. I tried so hard to avoid this. I take serious care of myself to be able to put on this highly demanding show.
“I love my fans so much. Respect you and hope you can accept my sincere, regretful apology. We are trying to reschedule the show as quickly as possible.”
The concert was the last of three nights that Gaga was set to perform in Miami during the Mayhem Ball tour, with fans online now speculating that her association with the city is “cursed”.
Back in 2022 during the Chromatica Ball tour, the singer was approaching the end of her performance in Hard Rock Stadium when a storm hit the city.
”We just got to stop the show for a minute,” she fans at the venue, asking them to “really calmly move to the inside area”.
The original plan had been to resume the show after the storm however it ultimately had to be called off.
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With six songs left to perform Gaga returned to the stage and told fans that she didn’t want to put anyone’s “life in danger”.
“Get home safely, God bless you and thank you for coming to the show,” she added before taking a final bow.
In a video later posted to Instagram, where the singer still wore the outfit she had left stage in, she explained why they had been forced to cancel the show.
”We really tried to finish the show tonight in Miami but we couldn’t because even when the rain stopped there was lightning striking right down to the ground so close to us,” she said.
“I don’t know what I would do if anything happened to anybody in the audience or to any member of my crew.”
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